Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

PrecisionERP / PrecisionIT; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

PrecisionERP/PrecisionIT is seeking a Junior/Intermediate QA Automation Engineer for an initial 6+ month CONTRACT to be largely onsite in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The role focuses on developing, executing, and maintaining automated and manual testing across Grid Technologies projects, using Katalon Studio as the primary automation tool.

The candidate will design reusable automation components, support CI/CD with automated tests, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in software testing, with a combination of automation and manual testing.
• Experience with Katalon Studio (hands-on) is strongly recommended
• Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts and executing functional, integration, and regression testing
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD practices
• Build, enhance, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks using Playwright that support efficient test execution and long-term maintainability.
• ISTQB, Tosca, Katalon Studio Certification and/or industry-recognized certifications in test automation would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Katalon Studio
• Design reusable automation components and frameworks to improve testing efficiency across multiple projects.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for client and cloud-based Web application, and end-to-end business process validation to improve software quality and testing efficiency.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, and testing documentation.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with developers, business analysts, and project teams to resolve issues.
• Provide recommendations on automation best practices and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Support CI/CD and automated testing practices where applicable.
• Balance testing activities across multiple Grid Technologies projects, adapting to changing priorities and project needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions.
• Refactor and optimize existing automation assets to improve code quality, reduce maintenance effort, eliminate hardcoded values, and increase framework flexibility
• Manage automation source code repositories using GitLab, including branch management, code versioning, merge requests, code reviews, and adherence to source control best practices.
• Collaborate closely with QA Managers, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify automation opportunities, and ensure appropriate test coverage.
• Analyze test execution results, investigate automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, and work with development teams to resolve defects and improve application quality.
• Monitor automation effectiveness, test coverage, execution trends, and quality metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement.

Skills

Katalon Studio

Test automation

CI/CD practices

GitLab

Tools

Playwright

Job description

PrecisionERP/IT is recruiting for a Junior/Intermediate QA Automation Engineer for initial 6+ month CONTRACT for mostly ONSITE work here in Greater Toronto Area (GTA). They will be responsible for developing, executing, and maintaining automated & manual testing solutions to support multiple Grid Technologies projects. This role will primarily leverage Katalon Studio to design and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks, while providing hands-on testing support across a diverse portfolio of initiatives. Candidates with strong experience in Katalon Studio are preferred. Experience with comparable automation tools and the ability to quickly learn Katalon will also be considered.

DUTIES:

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Katalon Studio
• Design reusable automation components and frameworks to improve testing efficiency across multiple projects.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for client and cloud-based Web application, and end-to-end business process validation to improve software quality and testing efficiency.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, and testing documentation.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with developers, business analysts, and project teams to resolve issues.
• Provide recommendations on automation best practices and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Support CI/CD and automated testing practices where applicable.
• Balance testing activities across multiple Grid Technologies projects, adapting to changing priorities and project needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions.
• Refactor and optimize existing automation assets to improve code quality, reduce maintenance effort, eliminate hardcoded values, and increase framework flexibility
• Manage automation source code repositories using GitLab, including branch management, code versioning, merge requests, code reviews, and adherence to source control best practices.
• Collaborate closely with QA Managers, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify automation opportunities, and ensure appropriate test coverage.
• Analyze test execution results, investigate automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, and work with development teams to resolve defects and improve application quality.
• Monitor automation effectiveness, test coverage, execution trends, and quality metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 3-6 years of experience in software testing, with a combination of automation and manual testing.
• Experience with Katalon Studio (hands-on) is strongly recommended
• Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts and executing functional, integration, and regression testing
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks, scripting, and CI/CD practices
• Build, enhance, and maintain scalable, reusable, and robust automation frameworks using Playwright that support efficient test execution and long-term maintainability.
• ISTQB, Tosca, Katalon Studio Certification and/or industry-recognized certifications in test automation, quality assurance, or software testing would be ideal.